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Direct linkKindermann, Thomas A. – Child Development, 2007
This study examined the effects of peer groups on changes in academic engagement in 11- to 13-year-old children. From the entire cohort of 366 sixth graders in a town, 87% participated at the beginning and end of the school year. Peer groups were assessed using socio-cognitive mapping; as an indicator of motivation, teachers reported on students'…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Grade 6, Motivation, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedRyan, Allison M. – Child Development, 2001
Used social network analysis to investigate the peer group as context for socialization of young adolescents' school motivation and achievement. Found that students' Fall peer context predicted changes in liking and enjoyment of school and achievement over the year. Students' peer context was unrelated to changes in their beliefs about the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Expectation, Longitudinal Studies
